Improved mode of securing shoes to horses  feet



J. PENN. MODE OP SECURING SHOES T0 HORSES" FEET.

No. 42,845. PATENTED MAY 24, 1864.

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JOEL FENN, OF PLAINVILLE, CONNECTICUT.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 12,915, dated May 24,1864.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOEL FENN, of' Plain ville, in the county of' Hartford and State ot' Connecticut, have invented a new and usef'ul Improvement in Securing Shoes to the Feet or Hoofs of' Horses 5 and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe same, reterence being had to the accompanying drawings, makinga part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a longitudinal vertical section of a shoe applied to the foot or hoof' of a horse according to my invention; Fig. 2, a detached inverted plan of the saine; Fig. 3, a longitudinal vertical section of thet'rontpartof a modification of the same.

Similar letters ot' reference indicate correspending parts in the several figures.

This invention consists in securing the shoe to the foot or hoof by means of a metal strap attached to each side ofthe shoe and extending over the hoot, substantially as herein shown and described, whereby the use of nails is entirely avoided and the shoe rendered capable of being applied to and detached from the hoof` with the greatest facility.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct my invention, I will proceed to describe it.

A represents a horse shoe, which is of' the usualshape, corresponding to that ot' the hoot', and is provided with an oblique or inclined flange, c, extending all around its upper edge at the outer side thereof. The shoe is also provided with apendent flange, b, projecting down from its outer edge and extending all around it.

B represents a metal strap, the ends of which are attached to the sides of' the shoe by a screw land nut at either or both ends. The

ends of the strap B pass through holes in the shoe, and have screw-threads cut on them to receive nuts c at the under side of the shoe. Itl only one end of the strap be provided with a screw and nut, the opposite end may have a head formed on it to prevent it from slipping through the shoe. rlhe shoe-that is to say, the portion d on which the hoof rests-has an inclined position, its back part being elevated or higher than its front part, as shown clearly in Fig. l. This inclination at the toe of the shoe,in connection with the gradual contracted form of the shoe and hoof back of their centers, prevents the shoe from slipping f'orward or the hoof from being drawn backward out. of the shoe. against the exterior of the hoot, and the strap B, which passes over the hoof, keeps the shoe snugly to the foot, said strap being drawn tirmly on the hoof by screwing up the nut o at one or both ends ofthe strap.

For shoes designed for use on pavements I intend to have two flanges, b b, with indiarubber, leather, or other suitable material interposed between, inorder to avoid jars or coneussions. (See Fig. 3.)

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A horseshoe provided with a flange, a, to t snugly against the exterior of the hoot, in combination with the metallic strap B, and the front inclined portion of the part (I, on which the hoot' rests, all constructed and arranged substantial] y as and for the purpose herein set forth.

JOEL FENN.

Witnesses:

WM. H SMITH, Mnnnrrr BitoNsoN.

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